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COFEK and ICPC criticise Kenyatta’s private Safaricom and Airtel case
  • 13 days ago

    MPs diagnose ICASA with cancer

    Capetonian members of parliament (MPs) have accused the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) of being unfair to (more)

  • 13 days ago

    CCK slashes mobile termination call rates

    The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has slashed the mobile calling tariff by 20 per cent after a gruesome price war among the (more)

  • 14 days ago

    ICASA to gather stats

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will be gathering ICT information to compile a statistic report on the (more)

  • 14 days ago

    COFEK and ICPC criticise Kenyatta’s private Safaricom and Airtel case

    A suit by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer Steven Kay has sparked reactions from various lobby groups (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Orange Uganda launches LTE network

    Orange Uganda has launched its 4G LTE network, making it the third operator to do so in the East African country.

  • 14 days ago

    Mobile services in Borno state could jeopardise safety

    The government of Borno State has said the region is not ready for the restoration of telecommunications services.

  • 14 days ago

    MTN Group’s BBBEE scheme sees financial improvements

    Shareholders in the South Africa’s largest telecommunications black economic empowerment scheme, MTN Zakhele, will be able to begin (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Safaricom named among world’s top 10 Facebook brands

    Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has been ranked to have the sixth best Facebook brand in the world by Social Bakers.

  • 14 days ago

    Alcatel-Lucent records small revenue increase, announce Qualcomm partnership

    Global telecommunications vendor Alcatel-Lucent has increased its revenue by 1.9 per cent in the second quarter, compared to the same (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Solidarity will not strike

    Members of South African union Solidarity will not be striking at Telkom, though negotiations are still underway to come with terms with (more)

  • 14 days ago

    Globacom Nigeria celebrates 10 year anniversary with NGN500 million promotion

    Globacom Nigeria has announced its Recharge to Stardom promotion including cash prizes between NGN10,000 (US$62) and NGN25 million (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Airtel Money joins forces with Kenya’s Equity Bank

    Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya have partnered to offer m-commerce solutions to their customers through Airtel Money.

  • 15 days ago

    Cell C adds one million subscribers in one month

    South Africa’s third network operator Cell C has claimed to have signed up one million customers in July, although net additions are (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Safaricom launches KSh10 daily subscription product for social networking

    Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new subscription internet bundle allowing subscribers access to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook for KSh10 (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Zimbabwe authorities block award winning SMS service for “political reasons”

    Kubatana, a media and information project seeking to provide the citizens of Zimbabwe with access to information through media including (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Vimpelcom to trade Africa for Pakistan

    United States-based telecommunications company Vimpelcom is set to sell its Burundi and Central African Republic business interests to (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Kenyatta lawyers want confidential Safaricom and Airtel hearing

    President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legal representative at the International Criminal Court, Steven Kay, has gone to Kenya’s high court seeking (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Airtel Burkina Faso gets new chairman

    Alain Roger Pierre Coefe has been appointed board chairman for Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso.

  • 16 days ago

    Safaricom unhappy with CCK’s early license demand

    Kenya’s leading network operator Safaricom are biding its time over how to react to the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK) (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Zain reports mixed half year results from Sudan operations

    Middle East and African network operator the Zain Group experienced a 27 per cent increase in its customer base in South Sudan, while (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Cell C escapes advertising sanction

    The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has left Cell C in no doubt that the accuracy and quality of its adverts must be (more)

  • 16 days ago

    NCA fines Ghanaian operators GHS1 million over quality of service

    Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has slammed the country’s network operators by handing out GHS1 million (US$480,000) in (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Telkom’s math skills questioned by union

    South African union Solidarity is completing its mandate process after communication gateways have been restored.

  • 16 days ago

    Safaricom told to "up their game" and pay $27m if license is to be renewed

    Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom will have to pay a KSh2.36 billion (US$27 million) fee in order to have its license extended (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Samsung increase Africa presence with Etisalat deal

    Africa and Middle East mobile operator Etisalat has signed a deal with manufacturer Samsung to roll out its products to 15 markets.

  • 19 days ago

    Telkom denies union conspiracy allegations

    South African part state-owned fixed line operator Telkom has stated no siding with unions was involved, following allegations by (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Solidarity suspects Telkom conspiracy

    South African union Solidarity has accused part state-owned fixed line provider Telkom of conspiracy, following the announcement of a (more)

  • 19 days ago

    Huawei sign deal to double Ethiopia’s mobile subscribers

    Huawei Technologies has signed a US$700 million deal with Ethiopia to increase mobile usage and roll out 4G and 3G services.

  • 19 days ago

    Ugandan unregistered SIM cards to be switch off next month

    The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is preparing to switch off all SIM cards not registered by August 31, months after the initial (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Zimbabwe’s Econet disconnects from Telecel

    Econet Wireless will no longer provide their subscribers with connection to those on the Telecel Zimbabwe network because the latter does (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Telkom signs organised labour agreement

    Part state-owned South African fixed line provider Telkom has signed a labour agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) today, (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Telkom and DoC to work closer together

    Yunus Carrim, South Africa’s communications minister, has pledged to explore ways to create “a more enabling environment” for them to (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Some Nigerian SIMs registered to flowers and pets

    SIM cards registered with pictures of goats, flowers and dogs have been identified by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

  • 20 days ago

    Maroc Telecom could manage Etisalat’s African subsidiaries

    Abdeslam Ahizoune, Maroc Telecom’s chief executive, has posed the possibility of managing Etisalat’s other African operations if the (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Ikpoki to head up MTN Nigeria

    MTN Group has moved the chief executive of its Ghana operations over to MTN Nigeria, as the reshuffle continues after Nazir Patel (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Telkom Business target SMEs

    South Africa’s Telkom Business has launched special reduced cost voice products aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

  • 21 days ago

    SIM Card tax causes industry discontent in Tanzania

    The Tanzanian president has stepped into the negotiations after wrangles were caused by the new SIM Card tax introduced by the government.

  • 21 days ago

    West African tower expansion boosted by $522 million

    More than 1,000 new telecommunications towers are set to be built in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon after IHS Towers raised more (more)

  • 21 days ago

    MTN, OnMobile collaborate

    OnMobile Global Limited has partnered with MTN Group, with the latter hoping to never use “boring ringtones” ever again.

  • 21 days ago

    Vodacom in legal battle over the invention of “please-call-me”

    Vodacom in South Africa has been involved in a legal battle since 2000 due to Nkosana Makate, a former employee of the mobile operator, (more)

  • 22 days ago

    More third-party tower deals expected in Africa

    Helios Towers Africa (HTA) expect to make more telecommunications infrastructure acquisitions in the next 12 months, following the purchase (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Cell C and FNB partnership a non-starter

    A banking and telecommunications expert has told HumanIPO he does not know what First National Bank (FNB) would get out of partnering with (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Safaricom to sponsor OLX Social Media Awards

    Safaricom has taken up gold sponsorship of the inaugural OLX Social Media Awards, in which the network operator will provide free high (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Ghanaian authorities seal Glo and Vodafone offices in Kumasi

    Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has sealed the offices of Globacom and Vodafone in the Ashanti Region over feed owed running into (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Tigo Tanzania promotion sees large rise in airtime purchases

    Tigo Tanzania has released the first three motor-tricycles (BAJAJ) to the winners, after the launch of the Miliki Biashara Yako campaign (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Ghana and Egypt the highlights in Vodafone results

    Vodafone, the mobile giant with a presence in more than 40 countries, took a 3.5 per cent hit on its service revenue, but its emerging (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Solidarity members discussing Telkom strike

    South African union Solidarity will be meeting with its members today (Tuesday) to discuss the possibility of industrial action, following (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Etisalat in talks for Maroc Telecom stake

    The sale of Vivendi’s 53 per cent stake in Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom looks set to drag on until the end of September after Etisalat (more)

  • 23 days ago

    MTN’s CFO resigns after allegations

    MTN Group’s chief financial officer, Nazir Patel, has resigned with immediate effect after “certain allegations” were made against (more)

  • 23 days ago

    Military restores communications services to another city in northern Nigeria

    Partial communication services have been restored to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, yesterday, around two months after the Nigerian (more)

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